Former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar has joined Go Negosyo's Kapatid Angat Lahat program, an initiative that aims to encourage medium and large corporations to help micro and small enterprises by including them in their value chain. Dar is serving as the head of the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Monday, Dec. 19, to take some measures that will encourage their constituents to support the newly-enacted Republic Act (RA) No. 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act. The...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. defended on Sunday, Dec. 17, the government’s illegal drug drive amid criticisms that the current drug war is too weak. Abalos said the campaign against illegal drugs today is geared towards due...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has rejected the proposed decriminalization of drug use, as he insisted that it would not help the government’s intense campaign against illegal drugs. He issued the pronouncement in reaction to...
A total of 352 local government units (LGUs) will receive almost P2 billion to fund their respective development projects, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 15. In a statement, the DILG said the P1.961 billion that will be distributed to the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, called on the local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce measures to protect the country’s coastal areas and aquatic resources. He issued the pronouncement after...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) bagged the coveted best national government agency by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB). It was the fifth time the DILG received the coveted plum as it also received the Career Executive Service Performance Evaluation System...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has distributed 84 ambulances to various local government units (LGUs) across the country. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the new ambulance units will further empower LGUs in providing high-level emergency response and rescue services...
The inter-agency cooperation is a major force in the country’s continuing fight against all forms of criminality like illegal drugs, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said on Monday, Dec. 12. Abalos emphasized the need to support the...
The country’s crime rate dramatically decreased by 72.33 percent from July to Sept. this year, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 8. In a statement read by DILG Director Marlo Guanzon during a press...
A total of 16 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) localities were awarded with the ‘Gawad Kalasag’ for their disaster risk reduction and management initiatives, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Monday, Dec. 5. Gawad Kalasag is the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it would support the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in its efforts to help local government units (LGUs) streamline their processes. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Ernesto Perez (ARTA Photo) ARTA Secretary Ernesto...
